This post was updated Feb. 16 at 3:25 p.m. Luis Jimenez, a Chicana and Chicano studies and sociology student, activist and McNair Research Scholar, died Dec. Read more...

Photo: Luis Jimenez, a Chicana and Chicano studies and sociology student, activist and McNair Research Scholar, is pictured. Jimenez died Dec. 13 at 33 years old. (Courtesy of Nora Kenney)

The UCLA Association of Chinese Americans kicked off its Basic Needs Drive this week to help provide resources for people experiencing homelessness in Chinatown. The drive is being hosted in collaboration with the Asian Pacific Coalition and the Chinatown Community for Equitable Development – a grassroots organization that helps Chinatown residents find better jobs, education and housing. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Chinatown is pictured. Students from the Association of Chinese Americans recently collected items as part of a basic needs drive to be distributed in Chinatown. (Courtesy of Antoine Taveneaux via Wikimedia Commons Courtesy)